The Cut Ups - The High And Mighty [Album]

May 30, 2009, 04:55 PM

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Hailing from deepest darkest Devon (well Exeter to be exact) The Cut Ups offer their new album “The High and Mighty”. The album opens with the title track which is an upbeat number that channels artists as diverse as Bruce Springsteen and Flogging Molly. The vocals on the opener are a joy to listen to and I have high hopes for the rest of the album. These hopes are quickly dashed by Track Two ["An Ode To These Isles "] and my initial enthusiasm for the album is never again equalled.

Track four “The King of Exwick” is built around a very good bass line, but yet again the song does not really develop beyond an initial exciting 30 seconds. Other stand out tracks on the album include Track 8 “These Bones Were Built On Rice” and Track 10 “I Asked The Wrong Question”. There are a few good tracks on “The High and Mighty” but, The Cut Ups never really truly seem to find their own style or sound. They seem to be constantly groping around in the dark for a sound that is somehow unique, whilst never actually finding it.

Although, The Cut Ups may, in my opinion, lack their own sound, or at least the ability to convey it to the listener they do offer some interesting lyrics. An example of this would be on track 8 “These Bones Were Built On Rice”, the lyric “You needn’t try so hard. Ignore the avant-garde” is an interesting proposition to the listener. Another truly refreshing lyric comes from track 11 “Let’s Go Home”, which comments “I’ve made some friends in a far away land. If I’m honest, they’re everything I’d want to be”. With such magical lyrics it is a shame that the musical content of the album cannot compete with the strength of the words.

The album is pleasant but never really seems to break new musical ground, there is potential here as shown by the strength of some of the lyrics, but The Cut Ups just need to push themselves that little bit harder to truly achieve their full potential. Hopefully in the future The Cut Ups can find a musical style that is truly their own, I know that they have it in them somewhere.

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